Johannesburg

eGoli - Jozi - Joburg

JOHANNESBURG is South Africa’s biggest city and provincial capital of Gauteng province. 

It is most famous for its catchy lyrics that embody post-apartheid township culture. While Johannesburg is also known as the City of Gold, or ‘eGoli’ because of its beginnings as a gold-mining town, it is known fondly to locals by the shortened ‘Joburg’, or now more popularly as ‘Jozi’.

Its sprawling Soweto township was once home to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela’s former residence is now the Mandela House Museum. Other Soweto Museums that recount the struggle to end segregation include the somber Apartheid Museum and Constitution Hill, a former prison complex.

Johannesburg Skyline
Johannesburg Soweto a suburb of Johannesburg
Johannesburg Gold Reef City 1
Johannesburg Gold Reef City
Johannesburg City of Gold